Retrospective ITC extension under GST saves claims filed by 30.11.2021 from limitation-based reversal, while other objections remain open.

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....Retrospective insertion of Section 16(5) of the CGST Act saved input tax credit claims for the specified financial years when returns were filed up to 30.11.2021, notwithstanding the limitation in Section 16(4). The High Court followed its earlier common order and quashed the impugned reversal to the extent it denied ITC solely on limitation, making that coercive action unsustainable on that ground alone. The Department's liberty was preserved to proceed in accordance with law on separate issues such as discrepancy, wrong availment, excess claim, or fake ITC, if any.....